Air your civic woes at DH event today
Citizens of Jayanagar Assembly constituency can air their civic woes at 'Citizens for Change' organised by Deccan Herald and Prajavani on Saturday. The event will be held at Chamundeshwari Kabaddi...
View ArticleMayor slams Palike engineers over poor quality work
Mayor B N Manjunatha Reddy took the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) engineers from the Major Roads Division to task on Friday for using cement stones of low quality for laying medians along...
View ArticleYouth drowns in Bagalur lake
A 21-year-old engineering student drowned in Bagalur lake on Thursday.The deceased has been identified as Hemanth, a native of Hassan. He was pursuing engineering in a private college at Yelahanka and...
View ArticleNew Japan quake kills seven, with widespread damage reported
A more powerful quake hit southern Japan early today, killing at least seven people, toppling large buildings and triggering a massive landslide just over a day after an earlier tremor which left nine...
View ArticleDilip Kumar is stable, recovering well: Saira Banu
Veteran actor Dilip Kumar, who has been admitted to a hospital for treatment of high fever and chest infection, is stable now and recovering well, according to his wife Saira Banu.The 93-year-old...
View ArticleCong slams Kejri over public transport failure
On a day when the AAP government started showcasing its second odd-even scheme, the Congress attacked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for failure to improve the public transport system, especially the...
View ArticleNo leniency even for cross-border motorists
Unlike the first day of the last odd-even scheme, traffic cops stationed at Seemapuri and Anand Vihar on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border didn't show any leniency towards the defaulters this time.They...
View ArticleAutos, taxis likely to go off roads on Monday
Even though Delhi grapples with odd-even car curbs, a section of auto and taxi unions have called for a day-long strike on Monday, demanding the government to ban app-based cab services.Hardship may...
View ArticleNo morning rush during office hours on Day 1
Early morning rush was missing on the first day of the car curbs scheme on Friday, also because of the Ramnavami holiday.At least in the morning, on busy stretches, traffic policemen were being...
View ArticleCops act tough on first day
Delhi Traffic Police were stricter on day one of the odd-even scheme on Friday. In January, only 138 motorists were challaned by the department on the first day. On Friday, the figure crossed 500...
View ArticleWomen drivers enjoy relax driving in city
On the first day of the new odd-even plan, women drivers had a relaxing day driving around town. Even though many of them opposed the exemptions given to them, they said that they took advantage of...
View ArticlePollution remains high on first day of road curbs
Pollution levels in the capital remained on the higher side on the first day of the Delhi government's odd-even scheme. On Friday, the levels of both Particulate Matter (PM) 10 and PM2.5 showed an...
View ArticleFive killed in two-wheeler accidents
Five men died in two separate road accidents in the capital on Thursday and Friday. In the first accident in outer Delhi's Alipur, two men were killed and another injured when the scooter they were...
View ArticleNo climate of intolerance in India: Jaitley
There could be "stray" incidents of people on either side of the political spectrum making irresponsible statements but this could not be generalised as prevalence of a climate of intolerance in the...
View ArticleObamas' gross income was over USD 400,000 in 2015: Official
US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle have reported their gross income as being over USD 400,000 in 2015 with the total income tax paid by them amounting to more than USD 80,000, a top...
View ArticlePanama Papers put German bank in spotlight: report
Colognes public prosecutor and tax authorities are examining claims, which have come to light via the leaked Panama Papers , alleging that leading German private bank Berenberg helped clients to evade...
View ArticleNo disdain for commercial films: Tannishtha Chatterjee
She may have featured mostly in critically acclaimed off-beat films, but actress Tannishtha Chatterjee says she does not hate commercial cinema and would want to be a part of it in future.The actress,...
View ArticleUpbeat Delhi Daredevils face stiff challenge from RCB
Riding high after an emphatic victory against Kings XI Punjab, a rejuvenated Delhi Daredevils will aim at posing a serious challenge to a formidable Royal Challengers Bangalore when the two teams...
View ArticleMallya's business model could be at fault: Jaitley
Questioning the "business model" of long-grounded Kingfisher Airlines for Vijay Mallyas mounting woes, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the airline sector as such is doing well in India with many...
View ArticleUnion Minister's son booked for rash driving
Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Y S Chowdarys son Karthik has been booked for rash driving by Hyderabad Traffic Police which also seized his Porsche car.During a special road safety...
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